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Are there any folks out there with physical limitations?
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I have a bad wrist. But pole actually made it better. Havent had much pain with it since I started pole a year ago. But maaaaan it hurt at first!
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I have a herniated disc in C4 with degenerative disease of the spine. I have arthritis really bad in my knees, so much that it sounds like a bowl of rice crispies when I walk up or down stairs. I have a torn meniscus in my knee and I'm totally avoiding the surgery they want to do on it. Same with my neck, they have a surgery they want to do there but I won't do it. My neck causes me the most problems but I do physical therapy stuff to get through it and nurse it when I have too. None of this stops me from doing the pole, and until it does, I'm not going to have any surgeries. The neck one scares me because one wrong move in the surgery and I could be paralyzed and that's just not a risk I'm willing to take. I'd rather deal with the pain than run that risk. I also broke a finger from a fall when I was on the pole. It's healed now, but it can still cause issues, sometimes when I've been putting too much strain on that finger I feel it and it hurts for a few days. But the way I see it, I'll keep poling until my body no longers allow me too.
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Persian – I have never heard of Raynaud's syndrome before! I probably don't have it, but my hands and feet get EXTREMELY cold when it's cold out (and I start to shiver if they get cold.) I need to keep my hands and feet warm or else my whole body feels cold. If they get cold, I have to stick then between my mans legs for about an hour to get them to warm up! It's probably part of being female for me.
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25 years old and nothing wrong with me except ungratefulness. Thank you to all of you for sharing your daily struggles and how you overcome them. Your inspiring persistence has reminded me yet again to live intentionally since I have been blessed thus far with extraordinary health and God has not yet used infirmity to strengthen my character.
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Maurer, oh to be 25 and healthy! Take your good fortune and go to town on that pole!
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I have had crushed vertabrae in my lower back , so i have trouble with back bending, crushed kneecap so have arthritis, flareups of fibromyalgia from a virus i had years ago, menopause issues LOL arhtritic right sternoclavicular joint, and i try not to let any of it stop me, my back is the best its been in 28 years. thanks to pole learn your limitations an focus on your strengths and its amazing what you can achieve.:)
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I've just been reading through all your posts seeing what you all have to deal with and I think you're all amazing for pushing through with pole. I'm sure everyone has their bad days where they feel like giving up, but I'm so proud of everyone for sticking with it! I want to hug you all XD
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Also @ PoleRaven, thanks for letting me know about Allison Sipes, I'll def go and check her out on youtube! 😀
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@Sensualscimitar: I hadn't heard of it either til I was diagnosed with it. It started after I went off acutane and my hands would randomly go numb and turn white. then it started with my feet. sometimes it's really hard to wear heels in the cold cuz it feels like my toes are gonna snap off. I take a blood thinner to improve my circulation which makes me bruise super easy
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Wow, what a sisterhood we have here! I thought all you other polers were superbionic LOL..I feel relieved knowing I'm not the only one struggling! I have Ehlers-Danlos which affects nearly my whole body. As a result, I have disc issues, soft tissue injuries, POTS, orthostatic hypotension (dizzy every time I stand up), fibromyalgia, migraines, IBS, chronic fatigue, varicose veins, Raynauds, probably endometriosis, mild scoliosis, some arthritis, and god knows what else!! LOL. If nothing else, all this has forced me to take really good care of myself.
Jgrey, thanks for putting this out there! I'm wishing all of you ladies lots of healing!
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I don't know what I have but one workout wipes me out for days so it limits the amount I would like to be working out. I have Tachycardia and Irregular heart beat so even at rest I feel tired all the time, no Dr. has been able to figure out what is causing it or how to make it stop so I just take the good days when I can and accept the bad.
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